Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion, 20 April 2021

Score0-0
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge

View Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes to 8.15pm due to Brighton and Hove Albion's arrival being delayed. Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Chelsea won: 6 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Chelsea scored: 17 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion had yet to take the lead in a game in the Premier League against Chelsea.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Marcos Alonso 67
Timo Werner for Kai Havertz 67
Olivier Giroud for Hakim Ziyech 77

Substitutions:

Adam Lallana for Leandro Trossard 60
Neal Maupay for Alexis Mac Allister 74
Jakub Moder for Danny Welbeck 86

Cards:

Jorginho 35 Y
Kurt Zouma 35 Y

Cards:

Ben White 73 Y
Ben White 90 Y
Ben White 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Emerson
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Timo Werner

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 4th This game was played on the evening when reports emerged that Chelsea would withdraw their intention to join a proposed new European Super League. The Blues had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 13 games in the Premier League. They avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2019.

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored 48 goals in their last 50 games in the Premier League (conceded 64). Albion had now kept clean sheets in eight of their last 14 games in the Premier League. The Seagulls had now played out consecutive goalless draws in league games for the first time since March 2016 in the League Championship.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Marcos Alonso 67
Timo Werner for Kai Havertz 67
Olivier Giroud for Hakim Ziyech 77

Cards:

Jorginho 35 Y
Kurt Zouma 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Emerson
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 4th This game was played on the evening when reports emerged that Chelsea would withdraw their intention to join a proposed new European Super League. The Blues had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 13 games in the Premier League. They avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2019.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Lallana for Leandro Trossard 60
Neal Maupay for Alexis Mac Allister 74
Jakub Moder for Danny Welbeck 86

Cards:

Ben White 73 Y
Ben White 90 Y
Ben White 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored 48 goals in their last 50 games in the Premier League (conceded 64). Albion had now kept clean sheets in eight of their last 14 games in the Premier League. The Seagulls had now played out consecutive goalless draws in league games for the first time since March 2016 in the League Championship.